Travertine floor tiles

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Anyone has them? Are they hard to clean? We are changing our kitchen floor and I sooo want them, but I have two boys in the house and I don't want to end up on my hands and knees every day to clean them! Someone talk me out of it please

vansboy

These pics not the best to show off, but wait till you see Doozergirls - it's 'cos of her recommend Mrs V decided we had to get them!!

Costs MORE in adhesive & laying & leveling than the cost of the tiles!!

Don't forget to allow for underfloor heating, too - Screwfix usually got offers on.

2coats of sealer, after laying & then usual cleaning, so no problems here!!

You will need to check the label of your floor cleaner, though, 'cos soooooooooooo many SHOULDN'T be used on this floor.

VB

ccygirl

Theyr'e not hard to clean and look very nice. I have got them and my only complaint is that they are a bit delicate and I have some cracks appearing after they were laid. A couple of the tiles have also developed holes! I'm really not trying to put you off they still look nice and I think they still look better than ceramic tiles. It's a natural stone product and has weaknesses.

Norma_Desmond

Agree with the above; they look stunning, natural and don't show the dirt tho' I've got a tiny hole in a tile where I dropped a big meat plate.
The meat plate came off far worse!

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vansboy ~ I am drooling, they look fab :T

We are having ufh fitted too, been to Screwfix to have a look but decided to go for the Matt Stretchy 200 system from the shop next door.

Doozergirl

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=27469175&photo_id=1600634480

Can you see that? I'm not entirely sure of what I'm doing!

It is lovely. I'd be a little wary of having it in the kitchen perhaps but it was pretty easy maintenance in the bathroom, just sloshed water everywhere after spraying it with not too much multi surface cleaner. It needs sealing and you will need to repeat that every so often on the kitchen floor especially. You have to do it after a jolly good scrub so you don't seal any dirt in.

vansboy

Guess I'd agree that kitchen might not be the best idea, as well.

Maybe those 450x450 beige plain granite (or whatever they were) B&Q hed last year everyone was on about, on here, would be more suitable.

But then would you be needing to take more care of slipping.

There was a Moneysaver guy, showed us his start to finish posts, with the black ones, somewhere.

I'll have to search.

VB

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I can only dream of a bathroom like that! Double drool!

Yes, I am aware that I need to seal the floor every now and then, that's why I asked you to talk me out of it.

But but but... it's so beautiful, I must have it!

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Granite tiles wouldn't be suitable. My kitchen is south facing with windows on south facing and west facing walls, you'd be able to see every little thing.

vansboy

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=624223&highlight=vansboy

There they are!!

Fotos towards the last posts.

Not travertine, but really posh & not too dear!!

VB

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Guess I'd agree that kitchen might not be the best idea, as well.

Noooo, I wasn't serious when I said 'talk me out of it'!